Historic Sponge Docks


A walk along the docks on Dodecanese Blvd takes visitors past working sponging boats loaded up with giant specimens, along with numerous (and fairly tacky) souvenir shops, Greek restaurants and advertisements for local boating excursions. Signage tells the history of the sponge business, which got its start in the late 1800s. They even have sponge smiley faces for sale.


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